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Body Fossils |
Fossils left behind of when the soft parts have decayed away (8.1) |
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Trace Fossils |
Burrows, tracks or fossilized corpolites (feces) (8.1) |
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Fossilization |
The process of of a once-living organism becoming a fossil (8.1) |
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Amber |
Ancient tree sap; insect have been perfect preserved (8.1) |
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Premineralization |
Common method of fossilization (8.1) |
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Mold |
The original bone or shell dissolves and leaves behind an empty space or depression in the shape of the material (8.1) |
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Cast |
Sediments filling the mold to the shape of the original organism (8.1) |